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The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).

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Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

sorry it's not Reds related, but didn't think it warranted a new thread that'd get like 2 posts, and this is baseball related, so here we are.

anyway, Felix Hernandex threw a perfect game today. after the game he got asked something about "having to be perfect in every start" because the Mariners stink. he immediately pointed out that his last start his offense gave him a 5 run lead and he blew it. then he got asked about trade rumors (because he's awesome and good teams want him) and said "why should they trade me?" that dude's awesome. he's 26, probably the best pitcher in baseball, stuck in a small market playing for a crappy team and he doesn't care.

Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

2/3 from Philly heading into Thursday. Tuesday's game was epic. Wednesday's also suspenseful. Chapman wrapped up both. Hoping for a Thursday win to win the series followed by a good series v. St. Louis.

Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

The #1 seed opens up at the winner of the wild card game (ATL-STL), while #2 seed goes to San Francisco

This is the one year of the odd 2-3 format where the best teams open on the road.

I suppose facing the wild card winner makes the opponent burn a pitcher in the play-in game. The Nats and Reds have the same record, Nats play this afternoon, Reds tonight. Nats have the tiebreaker so they are #1 seed if they win.

SF might be an overall weaker opponent IMO.

The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).

Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Game 5, Latos vs. Cain.

Time to finish it off. It was a shame to waste Homer Bailey's gem. Cueto off the roster is big though.

The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).

Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Reds traded Stubbs and Gregorious for Shin Soo Choo today. Seems like a pretty good trade. having a good lead-off batter will make a world of difference for our lineups. Imagine having a good chance to have 2 guys on base a nice majority of the time when Votto comes up. What you guys think about the trade?

Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Reds traded Stubbs and Gregorious for Shin Soo Choo today. Seems like a pretty good trade. having a good lead-off batter will make a world of difference for our lineups. Imagine having a good chance to have 2 guys on base a nice majority of the time when Votto comes up. What you guys think about the trade?

I like it. I don't think Shoo is a world beater, but he is consistent and will get on base and that's really all we need out of our leadoff hitter. That position murdered us last year. Now we have a very solid, balanced batting order to go along with our very solid, balanced starting rotation. On paper, the team looks as good as any in the National League.

Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

As down as I was after our loss to the Giants- I am much more optimistic going into next year. If our pitchers stay healthy this could be a great year. Dodger loading up worries me; however, hopefully they'll fold up like the Lakers.

Re: 2012 Cincinnati Reds Thread

Ryan Freel dies at age 36
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Ryan Freel hit .268 with 143 stolen bases in 594 career games, mostly with the Cincinnati Reds.
Ryan Freel, who played for five teams over an eight-year major league career, was found dead in his Florida home Saturday as a result of a self-inflicted shotgun wound, Jacksonville police said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said they were treating the 36-year-old Freel's death as a suicide.

Freel, who grew up in Jacksonville, last played in the majors in 2009 when he played for four organizations.

In June he had been named the baseball coach at St. Joseph Academy in Jacksonville, but the Florida Times-Union reported that he later backed out of the job.

The former utility player's best stretch came with the Cincinnati Reds from 2004-06 when he stole 110 bases over the three seasons. He played a career-high 143 games and hit .277 with 28 RBIs in 2004.

On Twitter, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, who played with Freel from 2006-08, reacted with sadness to his former teammate's passing.

"#RIP?? to my friend & great teammate #RyanFreel! Really hurt by his passing! You'll never will be forgotten," he wrote.